The Houthis are recklessly exposing Yemen — a poor and underdeveloped country still caught up in a civil war — to economic ruin. Unprovoked Houthi attacks targeting Israeli cities have driven Israel to retaliate with punishing air raids aimed at Yemen’s critical infrastructure. This can only be detrimental to Houthi interests and the people of […]
With the sudden downfall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Iran, Israel’s arch enemy, appears to have suffered a stunning and seismic strategic defeat. In one fell stroke, Iran has lost its sway over Syria, one of the most important Arab countries in the Middle East. According to reports, Iran has withdrawn its military forces in […]
The Houthis of Yemen have morphed into one of Israel’s most relentless and resilient enemies. In the past year, in a demonstrable show of solidarity with the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip, they have attacked Israel on a regular basis with missiles and drones. As well, the Houthis have targeted cargo ships plying the waters […]
Israel has exploited the downfall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to strengthen its defences along the border with Syria and to ensure that Syria’s arsenal of strategic weapons do not fall into the hands of hostile jihadist forces. Since the seizure of Aleppo, Hama, Homs and Damascus by jihadist rebels led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, […]
With bold and stunning strokes, Syrian rebels have uprooted the autocratic Assad dynasty, ended the long-running civil war in Syria, and upended the political order in the Middle East. Yesterday, rebel forces stormed Damascus, the capital, after capturing Aleppo, Hama and Homs in a lightning offensive launched on November 27 from northwestern Idlib province. By […]
With Syrian rebels having captured the cities of Aleppo and Hama in the last ten days, Syria’s civil war is burning brightly again after a fairly lengthy period of dormancy. The civil war erupted in 2011 after the totalitarian Syrian regime violently crushed peaceful nation-wide protests demanding long overdue democratic reforms. The bitter conflict, having […]
It appears that Iran, Israel’s deadliest enemy, has suspended its much-anticipated retaliatory attack against Israel. Iranian leaders from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on down had promised to react forcefully to Israel’s air strikes on Iran on October 26, following Iran’s ballistic missile barrage against Israel on October 1. These tit-for-tat exchanges, the first direct clashes between […]
Syria would be wise to heed Israeli warnings that its complicity in the transfer of Iranian weapons and munitions to Hezbollah carries a severe price. For years now, Israel has been busy interdicting Iranian arms shipments to Hezbollah via Syrian territory. Israel stepped up its campaign during the final phase of the third war in […]
A long-awaited ceasefire has finally ended the 415-day cross-border war in Lebanon pitting Israel against Hezbollah. On November 26, the Israeli cabinet ratified it by a vote of 10-1, with only National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir opposing it. He called for the creation of an Israeli security zone in southern Lebanon, but was overruled. Shortly […]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) sullied its image and tarnished its reputation when it issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defence minister, Yoav Gallant, and the late leader of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Deif, whose death last summer has yet to be officially confirmed by Hamas. On November 21, all […]